what is the fastest connection to the internet

[Islam]

T3..

[cy]

fiber obtics cable running straight from ISP to your house if you live there :D:D:D:D

[Docsta]

/me splooges in pants thinking of fiber optics

[njeddiek]

A T-1 is 1.544Mbits per second.
A T-3 is about 43 Mbps.
Now if you really want fast:

STS-3 is 155.52 Mbps
OC-1 = 51.85 Mbps
OC-3 = 155.52 Mbps
OC-12 = 622.08 Mbps
OC-24 = 1.244 Gbps
OC-48 = 2.488 Gbps
OC-192=9.952 Gbps

So call your local Isp and ask for a OC-192 right now!!! :D :D

[Chillinhh]

just wondering for curisousity around how much would t1 cost a month?

[§I€MFKR™]

I checked into it about 1500.00 to 3000.

[Illini25]

Originally posted by Hybridmonolith
I checked into it about 1500.00 to 3000.

:nod: :nod: But it does depend on where you live.

[Faust]

yep. my ISP quoted me $999/mo for a frame relay T1. still too pricey for personal use (at this point, anyway) IMO. there is also more to consider when getting a T1. some providers need you to supply the hardware at both ends, while some will supply the hardware on their end. and T1 routers ane kind of on the pricey side.

there are even faster Sonet lines up to OC-768 (40Gbps), but (*whew*)...... you need to be a major telcom to afford or even justify something like that.

[Chillinhh]

I think i heard around my area t1 is like $200 a month.

[Old Fart]

You are going to pay $xxx.00 to the telco for the t-1 to your ISP, then pay them for the connection to the internet.

The line and the internet service are two separate items. Even if you are able to buy from the backbone provider in your area, you are going to pay Loop+Port

Loop - the physical connection
Port - the bandwidth

[cyberskye]

covad offers both in my area for about $600US. You can get fractional T1's - much more stable than almost any other soho connection.

[§I€MFKR™]

BTW the fastest connection is TAT-14. :D

[Old Fart]

T3 Tiered Monthly Fee Start up Charge

3Mbps Port $2,400.00 $6,000.00
6Mbps Port $4,800.00 $6,000.00
9Mbps Port $7,200.00 $6,000.00
12Mbps Port $9,600.00 $6,000.00
15Mbps Port $11,475.00 $6,000.00
18Mbps Port $13,770.00 $6,000.00
21Mbps Port $16,065.00 $6,000.00
24Mbps Port $18,360.00 $6,000.00
27Mbps Port $19,575.00 $6,000.00
30Mbps Port $21,750.00 $6,000.00
33Mbps Port $23,925.00 $6,000.00
36Mbps Port $26,100.00 $6,000.00
39Mbps Port $25,350.00 $6,000.00
45Mbps Port $29,250.00 $6,000.00

Just got a fax from UUNet ;)

These prices just reflect my cost for the bandwidth, not the Loop, the transport from their pop (point of prescence) to me. Loop is around $4500 per month.

[Kip Patterson]

Interesting numbers. For the 15mb service, 1gigabyte = $2.36

Seems like a lot.

Kip

[joecool169]

I want this!!!!!! (http://www.airswitch.com/default.htm) :D

[Old Fart]

Kip, those #'s are before my "discount".


Amazing. Simply Amazing. I haggle for bandwidth in the same manner I haggled for gold in the gold souk in Dubai and Abu Dhabi when I was in the Navy. AND get about the same level of discount, paying 60% of what they originally asked ;)